TrustSphere Named to OTA 2012 Online Trust Honor Roll

TrustSphere (www.trustsphere.com) a pioneer of digital communication integrity solutions, today announced it has been named to the Online Trust Alliance (OTA) 2012 Online Trust Honor Roll, based on a composite trust score of security and privacy measures at hundreds of online sites. Designed to recognize leadership, the Honor Roll distinguishes TrustSphere as a “North Star” to inspire others.

As part of the 2012 study, released today, OTA analyzed the adoption of key security and privacy initiatives, providing benchmark reporting and comparisons between key industry sectors including leading Internet retailers, FDIC Top 100 Banks and social networking sites. Of the companies evaluated by the non-profit, member-based OTA, less than 30 percent made the grade.

“Today’s businesses are stewards of ever-increasing amounts of users’ personal and sensitive data that necessitate the implementation of privacy and security best practices,” said Craig Spiezle, executive director and president, Online Trust Alliance. “Being a member of the 2012 OTA Online Trust Honor Roll means TrustSphere has demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment towards online safety, to enhancing the vitality of the Internet, and, most importantly, to consumer trust.”

“TrustSphere is dedicated to ensuring the reliability, security and integrity of email and being named to the 2012 Online Trust Honor Roll is a tremendous recognition of our efforts in advancing this cause,” said Manish Goel, CEO of TrustSphere. “With our unique insight into the emerging cybersecurity threats and issues – particularly in the Asia-Pacific region – we recognize that collaborating with leading banks, commerce sites, government agencies and OTA members is key to ensuring a safer and more trustworthy experience for Internet users worldwide.”

The 2012 report examined over 1,200 domains and privacy policies, approximately 3,600 web pages and over 500 million emails. In addition, public records were analyzed for recent data breach incidents and settlements with the FTC.

The focus of the OTA Online Trust Honor Roll is to:

Recognize exemplary efforts of leading companies toward data and user protection, as security and privacy efforts, and highlight them as “North Stars.” Organizations on the Honor Roll manage data via security best practices while having transparent privacy practices.

Demonstrate OTA’s commitment towards providing prescriptive advice, tools and resources to businesses to enhance the security and privacy of the Internet.

Underscore the importance of focusing on security and privacy holistically, and that individual security and privacy initiatives cannot be pursued in isolation.

Provide benchmark scoring, using the Online Trust Index (OTI) and reported data attributes, for companies to evaluate their own sites, for businesses to use in evaluating partners, and for consumers to consider when interacting or doing business online.

Since 2010, the OTA Online Trust Honor Roll has recognized organizations that follow best practices in data security and privacy. In previous years, the study was named the OTA Online Safety Honor Roll and Scorecard Honor Roll. Recipients have risen from 8 percent of sites analyzed in 2010, to 25 percent in 2011, to nearly 30 percent in 2012.

About The Online Trust Alliance (OTA)
The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) is a member-based non-profit representing the global internet ecosystem – including the public and private sectors. OTA’s mission is to develop and advocate best practices and public policy which mitigate emerging privacy and security threats while enhancing online trust, innovation and the vitality of the digital economy. OTA is committed to protection of critical infrastructure, balanced legislation and data protection through the promotion of best practices, benchmark reporting, and self-regulation. For more information, visit: https://otalliance.org.

About TrustSphere
TrustSphere is a pioneer in ‘Messaging Intelligence’ a next-generation approach to ensuring the security, integrity and reliability of the messaging systems that organizations rely upon. The company was recognized as a ‘Cool Vendor’ for 2011 by Gartner and its award-winning solutions have been successfully deployed by both large corporations and major government organizations, proving their industry-leading capabilities. TrustSphere’s solutions are available through a growing number of value-added resellers and systems integrators across the globe. The company has offices throughout the world, including Singapore, New York, Sydney, Tokyo and London.

For more information on TrustSphere and its solutions visit the company’s website at www.trustsphere.com.